Hat-fastener.



No. 657,337. Patented Sept. 4, 1900;

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(Application filed June 3, 189%! (No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDITH DASHWOOD, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

HAT-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 657,337, datedSeptember 4, 1900. Application. filed June 5, 1299. Serial No. 719,251.(No model.)

T0 wZZ whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDITH DASHWOOD, a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain,resid- 'ing at London, England, have invented a new and ImprovedHat or Bonnet Pin and Fastener and Shield Therefor, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved hat or 'bonnetpin and device adaptedto be applied thereto for the purpose of preventing such pins from beinginadvertently displaced and for shielding or covering the points toprevent injury to other persons. 7 i i In the accompanying drawings,Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved hat or bonnet pin having myfastener. and shield applied to it, and Fig. 2 is a sectional view.

Similar letters of referenceindicate, corre sponding parts in bothfigures.

20 Kb indicatesthe fastener and shield. The

said fastener and shield comprise a box or casing 0, having a lid orcover (1 at one end and a hole or aperture 6 at the other end ofsubstantially the diameter of the pin, through which the pin canbeinserted into the box, and a fiilingf, of cork, india-rubber, or othersuitable elastic material, into which the point of the pin can beintroduced by pressure,,and which will hold the pin firmly by frictionalcontact therewith and prevent the accidental removal of the pin. It willbe understood that when the pin a has been placed in position and thedevice I) pressed onto the pin the said device will prevent the pin fromworking out of the hat or bonnet, while at the same time the point willbe covered up so that it cannot cause injury.

As shown in the drawings, the casing c is made somewhat of a pear shapeand the lid (1 is represented as being ornamented with a jewel g. It isto be understood, however, that the said box 0 may be of any otherconvenient shape and that any desirable form of ornamentation may beadopted. Also, as shown in the drawings, the lid 01 is represented asbeing hinged and secured by snapping over the adjacent edge of the box;but it will be obvious that, if desired,the lid may be screwed orotherwise detachably connected to the body of the box. When afterrepeated use the filling material f becomes so perforated or worn thatthe device will not firmly hold upon the pin, it will only be necessaryto open the box, remove the filling, and introduce a new filling.

As a precaution against the device becoming detached in case it is notfirmly fixed in position I advantageously provide an auxiliary retainingdevice or holder h. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, this auxiliary holder isin the form of two taper spring-jawsjj, which are formed integral withthe casing c and upon which a ring 76 slides for the purpose of clampingthe jaws onto the pin.

Z, Fig. 1, is a collar or flange with which I sometimes provide the pinto serve as a stop to prevent the pin being pushed so far into the hatas would cause the ornamental head to become concealed in the trimmings.

By providing the casing at one end with an opening of substantially thediameter of the pin the elastic material cannot be drawn out when thepin is removed, while the large opening at the other end of the casingenables the material to be removed and replaced when desired.

Having now particularly described andascertained the nature of my saidinvention and in what manner the same isto be performed, I declare thatwhat I claim is-- A fastener for hat or bonnet pins comprising among itsmembers a hollow casing provided at one end with a pin-receiving aperture,

of substantially the diameter of the pin and anaperture at the other endfor the insertion of a filling, a filling of elastic material withinsaid casing, a detachable cover for said fillingaperture, a pair ofspring-arms secured to said casing adjacent to the pin-receivingaperture and adapted to frictionally engage an ordinary hat-pin, and asliding clampingring engaging said arms to clamp them frictionally uponthe pin whereby the fastener will be securely held to the pin even ifthe filling were worn, substantially as described.

EDITH DASHWOQD.

' Witnesses:

G. F. REDFERN, JOHN E. BOUSFIELD.

